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Art Treasures from Imperial Collections of Iran Lent to Metropolitan Museum for Special Exhibition During Visit of Shah to the United States in November

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METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
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Friday, November 4 p.m.or
Saturday,November 5>a.m.
1949
ART TREASURES FROM IMPERIAL COLLECTIONS OF IRAN LENT TO METROPOLITAN MUSEUM
FOR SPECIAL EXHIBITION DURING VISIT OF SHAH TO THE UNITED STATES IN NOVEMBER
More than one hundred masterpieces of Iranian art have been lent by the
Government of Iran to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for a special exhibition
on the occasion of the visit by His Imperial Majesty, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi,
Shahinehah of Iran, to the United States later this month, it was announced
today by Maurice S. Dimand, Curator of Near Eastern Art at the Museum.
The works of art from the Imperial Collections of Iran, none of which have
been shown previously in this country, will go on public view en Tuesday, November
22 at the Metropolitan, following a preview for Members of the Museum the afternoon before at which the Shah is to be guest of honor.
"Many of Iran's most priceless treasures will be included in the exhibition,"
according to Dr. Dimand. "Among them are illuminated manuscripts and Korans
ranging in date from the eleventh to the eighteenth centuries and a number of
Persian miniature paintings. Also displayed will be more than forty examples of
pottery, sculptures in stone and bronze, gold and silver vessels and jewelry.
Many are newly-discovered objects that highlight the most recent archaeological
activities of the Iranian Government.
A catalogue for the exhibition has been prepared by Dr. Mehdi Bahrami,
director of the Archaeological Museum in Teheran, who is in this country to
assist in the installation at the Metropolitan.
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METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
5///Avenue at 82/// Street • New York
ForRe/ease
Friday, November 4 p.m.or
Saturday,November 5>a.m.
1949
ART TREASURES FROM IMPERIAL COLLECTIONS OF IRAN LENT TO METROPOLITAN MUSEUM
FOR SPECIAL EXHIBITION DURING VISIT OF SHAH TO THE UNITED STATES IN NOVEMBER
More than one hundred masterpieces of Iranian art have been lent by the
Government of Iran to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for a special exhibition
on the occasion of the visit by His Imperial Majesty, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi,
Shahinehah of Iran, to the United States later this month, it was announced
today by Maurice S. Dimand, Curator of Near Eastern Art at the Museum.
The works of art from the Imperial Collections of Iran, none of which have
been shown previously in this country, will go on public view en Tuesday, November
22 at the Metropolitan, following a preview for Members of the Museum the afternoon before at which the Shah is to be guest of honor.
"Many of Iran's most priceless treasures will be included in the exhibition,"
according to Dr. Dimand. "Among them are illuminated manuscripts and Korans
ranging in date from the eleventh to the eighteenth centuries and a number of
Persian miniature paintings. Also displayed will be more than forty examples of
pottery, sculptures in stone and bronze, gold and silver vessels and jewelry.
Many are newly-discovered objects that highlight the most recent archaeological
activities of the Iranian Government.
A catalogue for the exhibition has been prepared by Dr. Mehdi Bahrami,
director of the Archaeological Museum in Teheran, who is in this country to
assist in the installation at the Metropolitan.
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